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Chapter 6: Q. 104 (page 412)

Find an application in your major field that leads to a sinusoidal graph. Write a paper about your findings.

Short Answer

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The various application that leads to sinusoidal graph are

  • propagation of sound and light waves
  • seismometers
  • crankshaft engines

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Definition

Any function which repeats and lies in a given range can be constructed by sinusoidal function.

The general form of a sinusoidal function is given asy=Asin(ωx).

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Step 2. Applications

Sound waves and light waves behave like sinusoidal graphs. So the propagation of light and sound waves produces a sinusoidal graph as an output.

The seismometer is an instrument that is used to measure seismic waves produced by earthquakes. The instrument produces a sinusoidal graph that can be used to detect the amplitude and intensity of an earthquake.

Another application is that of an engine. The piston-crankshaft of an engine generates sinusoidal and the motion of the piston is periodic.

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